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This weekend (31 March) Tom Sellers closes his “modernist culinary temple” Restaurant Story ahead of an extensive month- long interior renovation, the first since its launch in 2013. Re-opening on 8 May, the redesign will not only transform the look and feel of the restaurant, but will coincide with a new menu concept and a […]
Marylebone’s revolving creative hub, Carousel, has announced its upcoming roster of guest chef residencies. This spring the restaurant will host an unprecedented range of global chefs working alongside Ollie Templeton and his team to prepare a four or five-course dinner menu that showcases their signature style, using seasonal produce from the British Isles. Among the highlights, […]
Ostrich Egg Huevos Rotos @ Tapas Brindisa Shoreditch EC2 Available Easter weekend and through-out April Bringing a taste of Spain to this year’s Easter celebrations, Brindisa have created a line-up of seasonal dishes that are traditionally enjoyed in Spain during the festivities. Exclusively at Brindisa Shoreditch, founder Monika Linton and Group Head Chef Leo Riviera have created […]
Alain Roux, chef-patron of Bray’s “glorious” Waterside Inn, and his father, the legendary chef and restaurateur Michel Roux, are set to launch a new restaurant in Edinburgh at The Balmoral during May. Alain will take up the position of signature chef at the brasserie and bar, which replaces Hadrian’s Brasserie and The Balmoral Bar. He currently retains […]
The Principal London – a new 334-room hotel occupying the former Hotel Russell, a dramatic listed building on the eastern flank of Russell Square – opens next month, vaunting a restaurant c0-created by Brett Redman (Elliot’s, Jidori). Overlooking the iconic Bloomsbury square and clad in Royal Doulton thé-au-lait terracotta, the grande dame was originally designed by […]
Jay Rayner in The Observer gets frisked on his way into Leicester Square’s new live music bar Studio 88… “A new live music bar near Leicester Square… where almost all the food is served in cones. I got frisked… If there’s one thing that really encourages the appetite, it’s being felt up by a total stranger with […]
José SE1 “I’d travel here from Spain for the pluma Iberica!”– José Pizarro’s original Bermondsey tapas bar “somehow has the edge over the competition”serving some of “the best tapas you will find”… “if you can get in (it’s always heaving)”. Barrafina (group) “The wait can sometimes be twice the time spent at the counter”, […]
Has there ever been a better time to drink Spanish wine? For many, of course, Spain has always meant the dark-fruited, often lean and old-fashioned, red wines of Rioja, with an occasional foray west to Ribera del Duero, a case or two of Penedes to the east, and many sips of sherry. Rioja dominates for […]
Arbequina, Oxford A “fantastic new find on the Cowley Road” from Rufus Thurston, of hit local Oli’s Thai; and Ben Whyles of east Oxford staple Door 74. The “fresh, minimalist” setting (a conversion of an old chemist) is an appealing backdrop to “yummy and authentic” tapas from a short, typed list showcasing “first-class ingredients”. […]
Ross Shonhan adds to his portfolio of rock ‘n’ roll ramen bars and izakayas (which includes Bone Daddies and Shackfuyu) with an offshoot of Flesh & Buns opening in Fitzrovia in late-June this year. The original opened in Covent Garden in 2013 and has won consistent praise among our reporters for food that’s “a taste […]
